NAACP

American

Or N.A.A.C.P.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

NAACP British

abbreviation

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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Working with the NAACP, it contributed to a series of lawsuits that would ultimately help overturn the Plessy v.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

His nomination as director was denounced by the ACLU, the NAACP, the National Organization for Women, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and many other civil rights and civil liberties organizations.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2025

In a statement Derrick Johnson, head of the civil rights group NAACP, said: “These actions are not normal.”

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

Beverly received lifetime achievement awards from both BET and the NAACP.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024

Married and in her early forties, Rosa Parks was widely known as an activist through her work with the Montgomery NAACP.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose

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